Light limitation and distribution of chlorophyll pigments in a highly turbid estuary: The Gironde (SW France)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 507-517

  Irigoien, X ^a,b   Castel, J ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

chlorophyll; euphotic zone; Gironde Estuary; light limitation; mixing depth; turbidity maximum

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLLS; ESTUARIES; LIGHT EFFECTS; LIMITATION; TURBIDITY;

FRANCE, GIRONDE ESTUARY;

EID: 0031107125     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0132     Document Type: Article

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